Portugal Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026
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The protests over housing spread a little throughout the country, but it was in Lisbon and Porto that more protesters concentrated. In Lisbon tents were put up again in the end.
Thousands of people left the street on Saturday, in several cities in Portugal, to protest against the housing crisis and the lack of concrete measures by the government. The demonstrations took place after more than a week of protests, during which people installed tents in public spaces, EFE reports.
It is a day of protests. Thousands of people went out to the streets this Saturday (24) in new demonstrations for the right to housing, in various regions of the country but with focus on Lisbon and Porto. In the two big cities it is planned the return of tents for tonight.
Thousands of people of all ages took up Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon this afternoon in a protest led by a banner with the call for a general strike for housing.
Protests spread from north to south and tents returned to the squares of Lisbon and Porto, but PSP warned that it would not allow it.
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